At a 50% haircut, I agree that Diners is the best option. Of course, the Diners 2-1 BA promo (effectively making each UA mile worth one BA mile) would be the ideal scenario but there's no certainty that it will be continued (and you want NW miles anyway). Also, there is the matter of an $80 annual fee (soon to be $95) for Diners as well as the recently instituted charge of ~$1 per 2000 Diners points (1000 miles) redeemed. Offsetting that is the 12,000 miles sign-up bonus with Diners.


[This message has been edited by fallinasleep (edited 02-17-2002).]